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Wisconsin fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 595 deaths in 529 fatal crashes in Wisconsin in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 10.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Wisconsin and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 0.86 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Wisconsin and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Wisconsin was number 33 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Wisconsin rose by 1.5% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 62.5% of the fatal crashes in Wisconsin with a known setting were rural, against 42.7% in the United States.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.

The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on . NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in Wisconsin by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 2 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this state has a change on record.

County map

Figure 2.Counties of Wisconsin by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Adams County: 23.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAshland County: 13.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBarron County: 15.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBayfield County: 22.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBrown County: 5.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBuffalo County: 21.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBurnett County: 28.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCalumet County: 7.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChippewa County: 11.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClark County: 21.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearColumbia County: 19.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCrawford County: 18.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDane County: 6.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDodge County: 14.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDoor County: 12.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDouglas County: 12.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDunn County: 14.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEau Claire County: 6.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFlorence County: 35.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFond du Lac County: 11.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearForest County: 18.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrant County: 14.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGreen County: 13.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGreen Lake County: 8.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIowa County: 16.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIron County: 37.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJackson County: 21.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJefferson County: 11.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJuneau County: 24.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKenosha County: 8.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKewaunee County: 6.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLa Crosse County: 5.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLafayette County: 16.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLanglade County: 13.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLincoln County: 21.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearManitowoc County: 11.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMarathon County: 8.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMarinette County: 15.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMarquette County: 18.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMenominee County: 25.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMilwaukee County: 9.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMonroe County: 15.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOconto County: 23.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOneida County: 15.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOutagamie County: 6.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOzaukee County: 5.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPepin County: 16.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPierce County: 11.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPolk County: 22.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPortage County: 7.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPrice County: 18.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRacine County: 8.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRichland County: 14.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRock County: 12.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRusk County: 24.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Croix County: 10.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSauk County: 16.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSawyer County: 23.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearShawano County: 18.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSheboygan County: 8.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTaylor County: 14.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTrempealeau County: 10.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearVernon County: 13.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearVilas County: 16.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWalworth County: 13.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashburn County: 15.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington County: 7.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWaukesha County: 5.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWaupaca County: 14.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWaushara County: 21.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWinnebago County: 6.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWood County: 12.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 1018 counties
  • 10 to 14.922 counties
  • 15 to 19.916 counties
  • 20 to 29.914 counties
  • 30 or more2 counties

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county.

In words: 18 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 22 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 16 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 14 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 2 counties have a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Wisconsin: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Adams County21,56574923.7
Ashland County16,2011 or 22213.9
Barron County46,711117315.9
Bayfield County16,78503622.8
Brown County274,251201545.8
Buffalo County13,39862921.9
Burnett County17,18854628.6
Calumet County53,7644397.6
Chippewa County67,29487511.5
Clark County34,975137421.3
Columbia County58,0051211419.8
Crawford County15,91953018.6
Dane County586,325383526.3
Dodge County88,8771812714.4
Door County30,58143712.8
Douglas County43,918125512.6
Dunn County46,00656614.6
Eau Claire County108,61110666.3
Florence County4,68201635.7
Fond du Lac County104,7211211911.5
Forest County9,5141 or 21718.5
Grant County52,40467314.1
Green County37,23734913.3
Green Lake County19,3321 or 2168.4
Iowa County23,9751 or 24016.8
Iron County6,19602237.0
Jackson County21,03364521.7
Jefferson County86,540129611.2
Juneau County26,64666524.4
Kenosha County168,44891498.8
Kewaunee County20,7690146.8
La Crosse County120,9637685.7
Lafayette County17,3471 or 22816.6
Langlade County19,5021 or 22613.5
Lincoln County28,39585921.0
Manitowoc County81,88399111.3
Marathon County139,09491198.7
Marinette County42,39076515.8
Marquette County15,83802818.0
Menominee County4,23001125.0
Milwaukee County924,323938619.2
Monroe County46,505107015.2
Oconto County40,00679023.3
Oneida County38,17595615.2
Outagamie County194,785121316.9
Ozaukee County93,6651 or 2545.9
Pepin County7,54101216.3
Pierce County43,3061 or 24811.4
Polk County45,77289822.0
Portage County71,7586567.9
Price County14,11242618.9
Racine County198,441141718.7
Richland County17,12932514.4
Rock County165,6651621012.9
Rusk County14,12643424.1
Sauk County66,553710716.5
Sawyer County18,79134023.0
Shawano County41,40697418.1
Sheboygan County118,0916998.5
St. Croix County97,65469710.5
Taylor County20,09702914.4
Trempealeau County30,92853210.6
Vernon County31,36554013.0
Vilas County23,75343816.8
Walworth County106,1231214013.4
Washburn County17,02442515.4
Washington County138,74410997.3
Waukesha County415,766202075.1
Waupaca County51,42937514.6
Waushara County25,07345321.6
Winnebago County173,294141086.3
Wood County74,255129412.8

Note: the rate is for the ten years 2015 to 2024. Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2", and no rate is given for it.

Download: the deaths and fatal crashes of each county by year, 1975 to 2024 (CSV)

Each year

Figure 3.Deaths in Wisconsin by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 985 (1979)2024: 595

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.Wisconsin: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
202459552910.00.86
20235865339.90.87
202260455610.20.91
202162057210.50.95
202061255910.41.06
20195675279.70.85
201858953110.10.89
201761355710.60.94
201660754410.50.95
20155665239.80.91
20145064598.8n/a
20135435079.5n/a
201261554910.8n/a
201158253210.2n/a
201057252810.1n/a
20095615059.9n/a
200860556110.7n/a
200775667513.5n/a
200672467013.0n/a
200581571414.7n/a
200479272214.4n/a
200384876115.5n/a
200280372114.7n/a
200176368314.1n/a
200079971614.9n/a
1999745675n/an/a
1998714632n/an/a
1997725635n/an/a
1996761658n/an/a
1995745663n/an/a
1994712622n/an/a
1993714626n/an/a
1992652586n/an/a
1991797677n/an/a
1990769678n/an/a
1989817714n/an/a
1988807704n/an/a
1987797711n/an/a
1986747651n/an/a
1985744666n/an/a
1984822704n/an/a
1983725648n/an/a
1982770669n/an/a
1981916802n/an/a
1980972847n/an/a
1979985867n/an/a
1978971839n/an/a
1977931797n/an/a
1976935808n/an/a
1975930806n/an/a

Note: each year is a link to the page of that year. The rate for residents starts in 2000. The rate for vehicle-miles starts in 2015.

Two rates

One rate divides the deaths by the residents. The other rate divides the deaths by the miles that vehicles travel in the state.

Table 3.Wisconsin beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodWisconsinUnited States
For each 100,000 residents202410.011.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year10.211.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20240.861.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20240.921.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Wisconsin had 5,957,168 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Wisconsin had 69,226 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Wisconsin: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 5,431 fatal crashes1,8155,431 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 5,431 fatal crashes1,6825,431 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 3,685 occupant deaths with restraint use known1,8083,685 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 5,959 deaths5675,959 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 5,959 deaths1025,959 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 5,959 deaths9415,959 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 5,408 fatal crashes with the condition reported3,3825,408 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 5,366 fatal crashes with the condition reported2,2385,366 fatal crasheswith the condition reported49.2%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Wisconsin: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
WeekdayMidnight to 6 a.m.6 a.m. to noonNoon to 6 p.m.6 p.m. to midnightAll
Sunday223122273245863
Monday87140205169601
Tuesday87151232154624
Wednesday84165245185679
Thursday109146244194693
Friday124171244294833
Saturday198163299324984
All days9121,0581,7421,5655,277

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.Wisconsin: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate4137.6%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways1222.3%4.4%
Other principal arterial1,58929.4%29.8%
Minor arterial1,22822.7%22.1%
Major collector92817.2%15.5%
Minor collector3376.2%3.4%
Local78914.6%12.2%
Not reported25n/an/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Routes

45 signed routes in Wisconsin have a page. A route page needs 20 or more fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024.

All routes in Wisconsin

Interstate routes

Official channels

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Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, table VM-2. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to .

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Wisconsin in ten years?

FARS records 5,959 deaths in 5,431 fatal crashes in Wisconsin from 2015 to 2024. It records 6,279 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

What part of the deaths in the United States was in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin had 595 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 1.5 percent.

How many fatal crashes in Wisconsin had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 1,815 of 5,431 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 1,682 of them.

How many pages does Wisconsin have?

Wisconsin has 72 county pages, 45 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.